约书亚记 9:12

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

我們出門到你們這裡來的時候，從家裡帶出來作乾糧的這餅還是熱的；看哪，現在都又乾又碎了。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
我 们 出 来 要 往 你 们 这 里 来 的 日 子 ， 从 家 里 带 出 来 的 这 饼 还 是 热 的 ； 看 哪 ， 现 在 都 乾 了 ， 长 了 霉 了 。

Contextual Overview

³ When the people of Gibeon heard how Joshua had defeated Jericho and Ai, ⁴ they decided to trick the Israelites. They gathered old sacks and old leather wine bags that were cracked and mended, and they put them on the backs of their donkeys. ⁵ They put old sandals on their feet and wore old clothes, and they took some dry, moldy bread. ⁶ Then they went to Joshua in the camp near Gilgal. The men said to Joshua and the Israelites, "We have traveled from a faraway country. Make a peace agreement with us." ⁷ The Israelites said to these Hivites, "Maybe you live near us. How can we make a peace agreement with you?" ⁸ The Hivites said to Joshua, "We are your servants." But Joshua asked, "Who are you? Where do you come from?" ⁹ The men answered, "We are your servants who have come from a far country, because we heard of the fame of the Lord your God. We heard about what he has done and everything he did in Egypt. ¹⁰ We heard that he defeated the two kings of the Amorites from the east side of the Jordan River—Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan who ruled in Ashtaroth. ¹¹ So our elders and our people said to us, ‘Take food for your journey and go and meet the Israelites. Tell them, "We are your servants. Make a peace agreement with us."' ¹² "Look at our bread. On the day we left home to come to you it was warm and fresh, but now it is dry and moldy.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

our bread: Joshua 9:4, Joshua 9:5

Cross-References

Genesis 9:17
So God said to Noah, "The rainbow is a sign of the agreement that I made with all living things on earth."

Genesis 9:23
Then Shem and Japheth got a coat and, carrying it on both their shoulders, they walked backwards into the tent and covered their father. They turned their faces away so that they did not see their father's nakedness.

Genesis 9:25
he said, "May there be a curse on Canaan! May he be the lowest slave to his brothers."

Genesis 9:26
Noah also said, "May the Lord , the God of Shem, be praised! May Canaan be Shem's slave.

Genesis 9:28
After the flood Noah lived 350 years.

Genesis 17:11
Cut away your foreskin to show that you are prepared to follow the agreement between me and you.

Exodus 12:13
But the blood will be a sign on the houses where you are. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. Nothing terrible will hurt you when I punish the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:16
This feast is like a mark on your hand and a reminder on your forehead to help you remember that the Lord brought us out of Egypt with his great power."

Joshua 2:12
So now, promise me before the Lord that you will show kindness to my family just as I showed kindness to you. Give me some proof that you will do this.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of our houses,.... These are not the words of the elders to the messengers they sent, continued, but of the ambassadors to the Israelites, pointing to the bread they brought with them, which they pretended was newly baked and took hot out of the oven:

on the day we came forth to go unto you, but now, behold, it is dry,

and it is mouldy: :-; which they gave as a demonstration and proof that they were come from a far country, as they had asserted.